Who wants to be a Mousketeer studying?

[ohMom]

I assume this is played off Disney trivia? Is there a point to practicing on a Disney trivia board or computer game??

 

[sstucush]

We (myself and DD8) won a seven night cruise playing Mouseketeer back in March. We knew nothing about the game and had absolutely no plan.

I now know that your chances of being selected (random by computer) increase if you sit in a row with empty seats to your right (as you face the stage). If an empty seat is selected they move to the left (as you face the stage) until they get to a filled seat. This is what happened to us.

The questions were so varied that I don't know how you could study. We knew some of the answers but guessed on the majority of the questions. On several questions I was able to rule out wrong answers but I really had to concentrate! Most questions were very difficult. Bottom line is we were very lucky and worked hard on our guesses.

Good luck!

 

[MarkRG]

The only thing I'd recommend reading up on is a book by David Smith, The Ultimate Disney Trivia Book. He is Disney's official historian and I believe one of the sources of the questions. Amazon lists a 4th edition.

 

[Viking]

I won the cruise on 10/14 last year even as a non-native English speaker. It was a combination of knowledge, sheer luck and clever use of my lifelines.

I can only support the previous posters remark about choosing a row with lots of empty seats to your right, which highly enhances your chances of being picked. My wife and I had about 10 empty seats to her right. Although in our case we had a 'direct hit' Unfortunately her seat, but the DCL-staff didn't mind me getting into the Hot Seat instead of her.
One tip I can give you is this: As soon as you're in the Hot Seat you have to relax completely and tell yourself 'I can not lose. The worst thing that can happen is, that I may not win.'
What helps you a lot is the glare of the lights as tehy prevent you from seeing the audience. You're virtually alone on the stage with the host in front of a big black void
The most important tip: Listen to the kids. My final question was 'What was the coach's name in the animated version of 'The Mighty Ducks?' I didn't have a clue and there wasn't any lifeline left. When I said the first name the kids in the front rows gave 'negative feedback' , same with the second. Then the host rushed me, because I was the third person in the Hot Seat and we were on the first show as we had late seating. Thanks to the kids I was down to two choices and just guessed - Fortunately right